- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
18 October 2018
Summary
A publishing phenomenon in Spain- a moving, lyrical, far-ranging meditation on the deep joys of confronting oneself through silence by a Spanish priest and Zen disciple.A publishing phenomenon in Spain- a moving, lyrical, far-ranging meditation on the deep joys of confronting oneself through silence by a Spanish priest and Zen disciple.With silence increasingly becoming a stranger to us, one man set out to become its intimate- Pablo d’Ors, a Catholic priest whose life was changed by Zen medit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781946764232 |
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| ISBN-10: | 194676423X |
| Author: | Pablo D'Ors |
| Publisher: | Parallax Press |
| Imprint: | Parallax Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 18 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 114mm |
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Critics Review
“In accessible language reminiscent of Thomas Merton, d’Ors’s enchanting book, a bestseller in Spain, channels his Catholic spiritual heritage into a persuasive meditation guide for Western readers.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“Biography of Silence invites us to stop and catch our breath. Each chapter inspires a hunger for the contemplative silence the author has come to love with such contagious affection. The word ‘God’ is mentioned only a handful of times, but few books have rendered me more vulnerable to a divine encounter. Pablo d’Ors has given us a literary and spiritual gift.” —Brian D. McLaren, The Great Spiritual Migration
“Biography of Silence is a poetic yet baldly honest account of what it means to persevere with meditation.” —Lion’s Roar
About The Author
Pablo D'Ors
Pablo d’Ors is a Spanish priest and writer. He was born in Madrid in 1963 and educated in New York, Vienna, Prague, and Rome. He was ordained in 1991 and he received a doctorate in theology in 1996. In 2014, he founded the Amigos del Desierto foundation with the aim of promoting the practice of meditation. In the same year, Pope Francis made him a consultant of the Pontifical Council for Culture. d’Ors debuted as a writer in 2000 with El estreno, a critically acclaimed collection of short stories. His essay Biografia del silencio was a publishing phenomenon in Spain, selling 130,000 copies in just a few years. Pablo d’Ors has gone on to publish almost a dozen fiction and nonfiction titles, which have been translated into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and other languages. This is his first English translation.
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